Lynne Cox

Lynne Cox is a legendary long-distance open-water swimmer. She is the author of the children's book Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas, which received four starred reviews, as well as several books for adults, including South with the Sun and the New York Times bestsellers Grayson and Swimming to Antarctica. She is also a contributor to the New Yorker. Lynne has set world records for swimming, and in 2000 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.